Summer 2023 PD News

NEW! Public Practice Education Week 
From September 18 to 22, 2023, CPA Manitoba will host our inaugural Public Practice Education Week. The week will include ten half-day sessions which are focused on the needs of public practitioners and will include topics such as How to Build an Ethical Culture, Quality Management Workshop for Non-Assurance Practitioners, How to Become a More Likeable Boss and more! Registration will be per session, allowing you to pick what is most relevant to you and what fits within your schedule. Registration will open on August 1. Watch for more information in July. These sessions are PD Pass eligible, so take advantage of the PD Pass sale happening until August 31!

On-Demand PD Seminar Discount of 15%
Currently there are over 200 seminar offerings that include a collection of the most popular titles from the last few years and first-time offerings from some new PD partners. All seminars are in the video on-demand format, allowing you flexibility to learn from the office, cabin or beach! Take advantage of the 15% discount off the cash price on most on-demand products until August 31, 2023. 

Limited Time PD Pass Discount of 15%!

Until August 31, 2023, you can save 15% on the purchase of a Personal Mini Pass, Personal Regular Pass and Corporate Pass. That is a savings of $112 to $371! 

PD Passes are valid until March 31, 2024. We are pleased to keep our PD Pass prices the same as they have been for the past six years. 

The PD Pass provides a savings option for business professionals interested in taking multiple seminars at a discounted price. The non-transferable Personal PD Pass can be used to mix and match any combination of live-stream, in-person, conference and on-demand topics.

A Corporate PD Pass can be used to mix and match any combination of live-stream, in-person, conference and on-demand topics. All staff aligned with your organization are eligible to use it.
 

Summer Learning Offerings
Fit some short on-demand PD into your summer with one to two hour seminars!

Check out the options below or view all of the seminar offerings here.
 

• Humanizing Tech: The New Way for Accountants to Add Value - The accounting industry is at risk of falling behind and many finance and accounting teams are not using their organization's technology to its full potential. How can accountants leverage technology to create more value for our stakeholders and customers? Teamwork and collaboration increase productivity, so let’s humanize technology and treat it like a member of our accounting team.
• ASPE - Statement of Cash Flows - This 2-hour on-demand seminar focuses on the areas in the preparation of the Statement of Cash Flows that tend to create the most challenges and difficulties for members. The seminar will be delivered primarily through discussion of examples with some exercises. The objective of this on-demand seminar is to provide participants with a solid understanding of the preparation of the statement of cash flow through discussion of the standard and exercise involving the preparation of a statement of cash flow under the direct and indirect method.
• Ethics and Professionalism in an Age of AI - Explore current AI applications, evaluate the ethical implications and learn how AI might impact our CPA roles. Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) systems and related technologies create strategic opportunities, but also raise unique ethics challenges. CPAs have a leadership role to play in helping organizations consider and address the ethical implications and obligations that result from these emerging technologies.
• Power BI - Prepare Your Data Efficiently for Excel Analysis - Focuses on getting data from different sources into Excel. Tools like Power Query (now known as "Get & Transform") can make transforming data from those sources quick and easy. Whether you are importing data or cleaning it, learn how to make it happen!
• New Staff Core Concepts: Key Traits & Skills for Auditors - This course discusses behavioral concepts and other nontechnical skills that are beneficial to new staff to achieve success in public accounting. Beyond applying accounting and auditing standards or knowing how to minimize a client's income tax liability, understand your behavioral responsibilities, to better prepare you for success in your public accounting career.
• 7 Vital Strategies to Optimize Personal Productivity - In this leading-edge presentation, participants will learn practical strategies that will help them produce greater results in less time. Participants learn how to gain and keep control of competing priorities resulting in greater peace of mind.